Biography for
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Date of Birth

25 May 1970, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

James Harvey Kennedy

Nickname

J
Harvey

Height

6' 0½" (1.84 m)

Mini Biography

James Harvey Kennedy was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, on May 25, 1970. He became interested in acting at the age of 15, and appeared in a movie for the first time at age 19, as an extra in Dead Poets Society (1989). His first role in a movie was as Brad in the film Road to Flin Flon (2000), which was filmed in the early 1990s but was not released until spring 2000. He is most popular for playing the role of the movie buff, geeky Randy Meeks, in Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), and Scream 3 (2000). In 1998, he won a Blockbuster Award for Best Supporting Actor in a horror movie for his role as Randy Meeks in Scream 2 (1997).

IMDb Mini Biography By: FlickGeek@aol.com

Trivia

Author of the book 'Wannabe: A Hollywood Experiment' detailing his miserable early showbiz career before masquerading as his own agent brought him success.

The youngest of 6 children - 1 brother, 4 sisters

In a relationship with Jennifer Love Hewitt [March 2009].

Was considered for the role of Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire (1996).

Salary

The Debtors (1999)

$200,000